Detroit (5-4) chased Toronto (3-6) starting pitcher Josh Johnson in the 2nd inning with 5 runs, Omar Infante drove in a run with a scarifice fly, Austin Jackson and Torri Hunter each followed with RBI singles, Miguel Cabrera delivered a run scoring triple, his first triple since July 2010 and Fielder added an RBI single to give the Tigers a 6-1 lead after 2 innings.

The Tigers added 4 more in the 5th on a 2-run single from Hunter and a 2-run double from Fielder.